How should society address the needs of the elderly? / Tamara Thompson, book editor.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:At issue (San Diego, Calif.)
Other Authors: Thompson, Tamara
Language:English
Published: Detroit : Thomson/Gale, [2005], ©2005.
Series:At issue (San Diego, Calif.)
Subjects:
Older people > Services for > United States.
Older people > Government policy > United States.
Physical Description:110 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Society must prepare for a wave of aging baby boomers / Ken Dychtwald
  • Medicare reforms will benefit older Americans / George W. Bush
  • Medicare reforms should go much further / Jacob S. Hacker and Mark Schlesinger
  • Social Security should be privatized / Daniel Patrick Moynihan and Richard Parsons
  • Privatizing social security is a bad idea / Catherine Hill
  • Public policies should help the elderly live at home / National Association of Area Agencies on Aging
  • The government must increase funding for Alzheimer's research and care / Stephen McConnell
  • The government must provide transportation programs for seniors who cannot drive / Larry Lipman
  • Society must confront ageism and discrimination / David Crary
  • The elderly must be protected from abuse / Robert B. Blancato
  • Dying seniors need better care / Diane E. Meier and R. Sean Morrison
  • The system of elderly care needs to accommodate gay and lesbian seniors.